The Dickinson press., 1887-04-16
City property and improved claims
for sale. WESTERN STARR.

City property and improved claims
for sale. WESTERN STARR.
Deputy Sheriff Viking, of Rich
ardton, was in town yesterday on
business.
Mr.. Jeffries in from his cattle
ranch and reports his loss as less than
he expected.
Billy Colgrove came in to town
Thursday from Lime Kiln ranch
with the first load of buffalo bones of
the season.
c. w. Livingston, of Richardton,
was i'll town Thursday. He expects
to break one hundred acres on his
farm this season.
A. II. Arnett and wife came in
from the ranch Thursday. Mr.. Ar.
nett will attend the stockmen's meet.
ings at Medora and Miles City.
r. E. Lamoreux has received word
that his little daughter Nellie. who
is visiting with her mother in Nc.
braska, is sick with the measles.
w. L. Crosby. of La Crosse, Wis,
proprietor Of the Diamond C cattle
ranch at Kildeer mountain arrived
here Sunday. He has gone out to
the ranch to look after his interests
there.
Cooper & Lucas moved to their
new loom last Saturday and opened
their restaurant to the public on Sun.
day morning. They have ~ neat
place and propose to run the restau.
rant in the best possible style.
Hon. Theodore Roosevelt passed
through here yesterday on his way
to Medora to attend the annual meet
ing of the Little Missouri Stockmcn's
Association, of which he is president.
The meeting takes place at Medora
to-day.
Benson & Roberts are r%emodeling
and retitting the room recently va.
Gated by A. II. Cooper and will use it
for a billiard hall. They have cut an
archway between the bar and billiard
room and are fitting the second story
up for card rooms. When completed
they will have one of the neatest re.
sorts in town.
The supper and dance given Il. the
rink by the members Of the Catholic
church Monday evening were great
successes. The attendance ut the
dance was very large and all present
enjoyed themselves to an early hour
Tuesday morning. The receipts of
the evening were $S3.OO net.
Geo. w. Gushing. for several years
the efficient general superintendent
of motive power, machinery and roll.
ing stock of the Northern Pacific. has
rendered his resignation to take effect
May LIST. w. Il. Small, his assistant
has been appointed to the vacancy.
Mr.. Gushing was popular with the
engineers and subordinate officers I'M
der him and they will all regret his
leaving.
John w. Buster, manager and one
of the proprietors Of the Continental
Cattle Co., came in from the ranch
last week and reports the loss of cat
tie, from the best information obtain.
able, at about twenty-five per cent.
While here he gave II of the larg-
est orders for groceries and provi.
sions ever given by one cattle com.
pany to a Dickinson merchant. The
order was to A. c. MeGillivray for
5000 pounds of supplies to go to the
ranch of the company. This shows
that Dickinson is a good trading
point.
We were mistaken last week in
mentioning the change that took
place as a result of John Bolton re-
signing his position as superintendent
of bridges and buildings. We should
have said that l.. O. Wood, formerly
supt. of bridges and buildings on the
Yellowstone division, but for the past
year a passenger conductor on the
Rocky Mountain division, has been
appointed to the position of superin.
tendent Of bridges and buildings on
this division. We are pleased to note
the fact that himself and family will
become residents of Dickinson.
Messrs Bicknell. Graham and Bruce
the committee who came out to view
this country in the interest of the
New England Colony Association af-
ter spending several days south of
here under the guidance of Geo. Muz.
zey returned Saturday we'll pleased
with what they had seen. Messrs
Bicknell and Graham started for the
far east Sunday forenoon, while Capt.
Bruce at the same time started for
Vermont City, Edmunds county.
The machinery, consisting of
latles, plsners and drills, which has
been standing idle in the shops here
ever since they were built. was start.
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